ngaita

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Kikuyu

ngaita

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3.

Noun

ngaita class 9/10 (plural ngaita)

  1. fruit of some Primulaceae (Cape myrtle Myrsine africana[1][2][3] or Rapanea rhododendroides[3]); purple in color, turning to light brown when fully ripe,[2] used as a general stomach medicine[2] and as an anthelmintic[1]
    kũrũra ta ngaita - bitter like the ngaita[4]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 86. London: Macmillan.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “mũgaita” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 100. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1330. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
  4. ^ Kiruhi, Macharia (2006). Lessons in Kikuyu oral literature: Figures of Speech in Contemporary Use, p. 89. Ongata Rongai, Kenya: Cortraph. →ISBN
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